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The Midsummer Carnival Shaft

The Midsummer Carnival Shaft is a historic site in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 194 m. Holy Hill stands 376 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Spanish-American War Soldier, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Midsummer Carnival Shaft is a public artwork by American architect Alfred C. Clas in the Court of Honor, in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. It is on Wisconsin Avenue, between N. 8th and N. 11th Streets.

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Dates from 1900.

Wikidata Q6843031, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1900
Height
65'
Material
limestone

How to reach it

Coordinates43.03872, -87.92369

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions
Nature reserves: 53
  • Menomonee Valley Bioretention Facility: 1.2 mi
  • Lakeshore State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Downer Woods: 3.6 mi
  • Shorewood Nature Conservancy: 4.2 mi
  • 30th & Fardale Green Space: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 36
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area 2: 1.2 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 3: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 2: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 4
  • Mount Bayside: 10.0 mi
  • Buena Park Hill: 23.0 mi
  • Lapham Hill: 23.7 mi
  • Holy Hill: 24.8 mi
Springs: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Midsummer Carnival Shaft. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Holy HillNW 305°376 m24.8 mi
Lapham HillW 269°368 m23.7 mi
Buena Park HillSW 223°290 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1319:5220:35
September equinox06:4018:1318:51
December solstice07:2115:3416:20

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232636475969747265523928
Precip in2.22.12.53.74.35.03.74.33.73.12.32.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — West Allis, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/397328070

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